Salal (Gaultheria shallon)

You will get 166 seeds of Gaultheria shallon, SALAL for planting.

Gaultheria shallon, also known as salal or shallon, is a shrub native to western North America that can grow up to 5m tall and is tolerant of various conditions. Its dark blue berries and young leaves are edible and have a unique flavor, serving as appetite suppressants. Salal has medicinal properties and is widely used in the Pacific Northwest for supplying cut evergreens for floral arrangements, making it valuable in landscaping and the food and medicine industry.

Scarification: none required

Stratification: cold stratify for 90 days

Germination: can be sown outdoors in the fall for spring germination, surface sow and keep moist, tamp the soil, keep moist, requires light for germination